Kenyan runners Geoffrey Mutai and Dennis Kimetto at the Berlin Marathon 2012 For quite some time runners from Kenya and Ethiopia have shone in athletics at international level, especially in… Read more »
The story of Ramiro Matamoros, known as the “king of popular races”. As added to the title itself, we have a biography of the runner Ramiro Matamoros, written by his… Read more »
Informative panel Olympic women marathon final Barcelona 1992 In 1986 Barcelona finally won the bid for the Summer Olympics of 1992, after having tried unsuccessfully to host them in 1924,… Read more »
Photo by Jeremy Perkins (Unsplash) Philosophy and running may look as very different activities, but below the surface they share a common ground. Based on a recent article we will… Read more »
Napping in the car had done him well. Norbert feels now relaxed, and ready with his shirt and race number for the race. The numerous people on the streets, ensures… Read more »
Photo by Miguel A Amutio (Unsplash) Marathon popularity has been growing unstoppable during the last years, at least until the Covid-19 appearance, that has casted a shadow over a booming… Read more »
As we talked in our previous post there are different pacing strategies (negative, positive, even and variable), and they are differently used in marathon and half-marathon races, and between young… Read more »
Long distance sport events involve pacing, that can be defined as the distribution of energy reserves and speed through the whole race. The main pacing strategies are: Negative pacing, with… Read more »
Given that it will be a while before we can return to compete in a “normal” way, we have decided from these pages to revisit some past races. In… Read more »
The marathon is a physically demanding activity that induces muscle and cardiac damage. The exercise-induced muscle damage, or EIMD, releases components from the damaged muscles on the bloodstream, especially creatine… Read more »
